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| "Original Sin" | ||||
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| Single by Elton John | ||||
| from the album Songs from the West Coast | ||||
| Released | 1 April 2002 | |||
| Genre | Rock / Pop | |||
| Length | 4:49 | |||
| Label | Rocket, Mercury, Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | |||
| Producer(s) | Patrick Leonard | |||
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| "Original Sin" on YouTube | ||||
"Original Sin" is a 2001 song performed by English musician Elton John from his 26th studio album, Songs from the West Coast. The song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and is the final single of the album.
"Original Sin" is a slow song with a sweet and melancholy melody focused on Elton's piano playing and featuring Rusty Anderson on guitars and producer Patrick Leonard on keyboards. The orchestral arrangement is by Paul Buckmaster.
The song is believed to have been written about the failed marriage between John and his ex-wife Renate Blauel (The second song about their marriage after "Blue Avenue" on his 1989 album Sleeping with the Past). The singer implies the relationship as an original sin because even though he loved his wife very much, he wasn't being true to himself and his attractions.[1] As John stated on his marriage to Blauel, "She was the classiest woman I’ve ever met, but it wasn’t meant to be. I was living a lie."[2]
- ^ SongMeanings (7 July 2003). "Elton John – Original Sin Lyrics". SongMeanings. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Rocketman: Elton John's Forgotten 1984 Wedding to Renate Blauel". Vanity Fair. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.